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Design, Engineering, Specified Complexity: Appreciating the Fruit Fly Brain

Groundbreaking new research has documented the complexity and design of the brains of fruit flies. Read More ›
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We Can’t Let “Experts” Decide the Morality of Making “Humanized Animals”

Bioethics is a utilitarianish social-political movement whose primary advocates are usually philosophers, lawyers, and/or doctors. Read More ›
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New Research: Stuart Burgess Demonstrates the Exquisite Engineering of Human Limbs

Burgess’s research represents yet another nail in the coffin of the standard evolutionary model. Read More ›
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Theory in Crisis? Some Cautionary Words

Philosopher of science Thomas Kuhn was criticized for various inconsistencies in his argument. Read More ›
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Top U.S. Science Journal Calls for Dismantling Capitalism

Establishing a quasi-socialistic technocratic approach — focused on equity instead of excellence — would stifle innovation. Read More ›
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How Tycho Brahe Set an Unhelpful Precedent for Scientists

Brahe, a 16th-century Danish astronomer, sat on his astronomical research for years, rather than sharing it with Kepler, his assistant. Read More ›
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Defending Our Literature Survey on Function for Junk DNA

Our list only scratches the surface of the literature, and you can’t negate the existence of that body of literature through a few complaints. Read More ›
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How to Promote Intelligent Design in Your Local Community

Daniel Reeves, our Director of Education and Outreach, introduces Roots, a network of grassroots supporters. Read More ›
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Peer-Reviewed Paper Applies Systems Engineering to Bacterial Chemotaxis

The article further demonstrates how only a design-based framework yields significant insight into the higher-level organization of biological systems. Read More ›
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Assuming Design, Researchers Achieve a Breakthrough in Understanding Circulatory System

The authors also explain how the standard evolutionary framework misdirected earlier researchers. Read More ›

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